On Tuesday, they put us under a heat advisory...until Saturday. I don't ever remember a heat advisory lasting that long. So, yeah, it's hot. Yesterday morning Bill and I ran 8 miles. We started before 7 a.m. Still...the heat got to us. We finished our 8 miles, but then I proceeded to take two naps throughout the day. Each nap was at least an hour and a half! That's a lot of napping, even for me. But it was the 4th of July, so I didn't have anywhere to be until we went over to our friends' house last night.
I have a new strategy today. I am running tonight. I think it will be warmer than it was had I gone this morning, but a run can't wipe me out for the whole day if I do it at night, right? And tonight is only 6 miles--which is the shortest run I've done in a while. I'll get through it, but I am anxious for this weekend when it cools off a bit.
I always have the option of a treadmill, but to me running more than 20-30 minutes on the treadmill is difficult. I just can't stay focused and the boredom is too much for me to handle (even if I am watching TV). There was a time I could run 6-9 miles on the treadmill, but for some reason I just can't do it anymore. So I chose the heat over the treadmill.
Yesterday Bill and I were out running and saw a guy running wearing shorts and a big bulky hooded sweatshirt. At this point, I was ready to hurl because of the heat. We talked about how he was attempting suicide by hooded sweatshirt. It was ridiculous.
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